It will be Start Wondering’s second Brisbane start after his sixth in the Doomben 10,000 (1200m) two weeks ago, a run which had his trainer Evan Rayner happy enough.

“He didn’t quicken in the ground and he was too close in the run. If he runs well on Saturday we will push on to the Stradbroke Handicap but not if he gets a ridiculous weight,” Rayner said.

Start Wondering, who won three races for premier Sydney trainer Chris Waller in 2015-16, was returned to New Zealand after suffering a bleeding attack.

His original trainer Paul Belsham retired and the horse was given to Rayner and his daughter J J who have won three races with the gelding including the Group One Railway Stakes and Group One NRM Sprint.

“It will be interesting to see how he goes against the best sprinters as sometimes our sprinters don’t measure up,” Rayner said.